By Roy Lewis DVM
Animal welfare issues have been discussed and reviewed in the past. Lately,
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By Roy Lewis DVM
Animal welfare issues have been discussed and reviewed in the past. Lately,
On behalf of the UCVM’s lameness team: Michelle van Huyssteen, Makaela Douglas and Karin Orsel
Lameness is the third most common health problem and
By Gosia Zobel (Scientist, AgResearch, Animal Welfare Team), Heather Neave (
Commercial livestock systems, regardless of the species, are typically geared towards promoting good health and production of the animals. Other factors that might be important to the animals, such as
Antimicrobials have been widely used in livestock since the
This summer we met Dylan Biggs, the owner and operator of TK Ranch, at a low-stress cattle handling workshop. Upon meeting Dylan, the opportunity to visit his ranch for a day came up and without hesitation we took it!
TK Ranch has been operating since 1956, and today three generations live and work on the ranch. For over 50 years TK Ranch has been committed to producing sustainable, quality beef for Albertans. The ranch was started by Thomas Koehler Biggs and is located in the endangered Northern Fescue Grasslands of east-central Alberta.